FLORENCE, Italy – An underground water main break along Florence's picturesque Arno River has created a 200-yard-long sinkhole that buried dozens of parked cars. Firefighters asked residents of ...

Hot summers when the city is crammed with tourists; cooler winters when the rain can swell the Arno: Florence is an all-year-round destination. Here are some of the city's seasonal highlights.

Florence has redesigned its flood defences and taken precautions to protect its heritage, including moving some of its collections out of low-level floors near the Arno. But experts say that severe ...

And when you're ready to see Florence 's top attractions (many are located about 2 miles away), borrow one of the Hotel Ville sull'Arno's free bicycles or take the property's complimentary shuttle ...

Ponte Vecchio, a Bridge That Spans Centuries This marvel of medieval construction provides a lens on Florence's layered history By Jay Pridmore Updated June 26, 2010 12:01 am ET Share ...

A section of River Arno's embankment in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 cars into a ditch.